BHP Billiton management announcement16 Mar 2004
BHP Billiton - management announcement                                          
  BHP BILLITION PLC                                                               
  SHARE CODE     :  BIL                                                           
  ISIN CODE      :  GB0000566504                                                  
  NEWS RELEASE                                                                    
  Date 16 March 2004                                                              
  BHP Billiton - management announcement                                          
  BHP Billiton announced today the resignation of Mike Oppenheimer as President of
  BHP Billiton"s Energy Coal Customer Sector Group following an internal          
  reorganisation.                                                                 
  BHP Billiton Chief Executive Officer, Chip Goodyear said: "Mike has done an     
  excellent job running our Energy Coal CSG since June 2001. As a result of the   
  changes to our organisational structure announced today, Mike has decided to    
  leave the company. He will stay on until the end of July to ensure a smooth     
  transition of the business to new leadership. I would like to wish Mike well for
  the future."                                                                    
  Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:          
  http://www.bhpbilliton.com                                                      
  Australia                                                                       
  Andrew Nairn, Investor Relations                                                
  Tel: +61 3 9609 3952  Mobile: +61 408                                           
  313 259                                                                         
  email: Andrew.W.Nairn@bhpbilliton.com                                           
  Tania Price, Media Relations                                                    
  Tel: +61 3 9609 3815  Mobile: +61 419                                           
  152 780                                                                         
  email: Tania.Price@bhpbilliton.com                                              
  United States                                                                   
  Francis McAllister, Investor Relations                                          
  Tel: +1 713 961 8625  Mobile: +1 713 480                                        
  3699                                                                            
  email:                                                                          
  Francis.R.McAllister@bhpbilliton.com                                            
  United Kingdom                                                                  
  Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media Relations                                        
  Tel: +44 20 7802 4156                                                           
  email: Mark.Lidiard@bhpbilliton.com                                             
  Ariane Gentil, Media Relations                                                  
  Tel: +44 20 7802 4177                                                           
  email: Ariane.Gentil@bhpbilliton.com                                            
  South Africa                                                                    
  Michael Campbell, Investor & Media Relations                                    
  Tel: +27 11 376 3360  Mobile: +27 82 458 2587                                   
  email: Michael.J.Campbell@bhpbilliton.com                                       
  Date: 16/03/2004 11:04:54 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department